scholarly journals Bulgaria's processed food industry: Transition to market economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-240
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ignjatijević ◽  
Antoaneta Vassileva ◽  
Jelena Vapa-Tankosić ◽  
Bojan Vapa ◽  
Kristijan Ristić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Export Strategy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Eu

The subject of the research is the analysis of the competitiveness and comparative advantage of the agricultural products and processed food products of Bulgaria on the international market. The study covers the period from 1998 to 2017. In order to measure the level of comparative advantage of the export and the degree of specialization in international trade RCA and GL indices have been used. The aim of or research was to identify products that have previously before the EU accession had, and still have, export potential. That is, the objective was to point the trend of changes in the foreign trade of processed food sector in the period before and after the EU accession in 2007. The results indicate that after joining the EU Bulgaria has changed its foreign trade structure. The decrease of exports and increase of imports of processed food sector products requires a comprehensive export strategy in order to strengthen its competitiveness.

Identification of Comparative Advantages of Agricultural Products and Products of Processed Food Sector of Serbia

2017 ◽  
pp. 59-80
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
International Market ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
The Third ◽  
Comparative Advantages

In the third chapter, the authors were studying the competitiveness and comparative advantage of agricultural products and products of processed food sector of Serbia on international market. Readers will be familiar with the foreign trade exchange of agricultural products and products of processed food sector in the period 2005-2015. They will find out for which products the indices of comparative advantage of export have a positive value and will understand the connection with a surplus in foreign trade exchange of agricultural products and products of processed food sector. Readers will be informed on products that prevail in export, i.e. will perceive the export potential of Serbian food industry. They will see which sectors aren't sufficiently propulsive and need to provide an adequate support in the future. Readers will be familiar with developmental problems of agri-food sector of other countries and will understand the significance of transfer of knowledge and experience in the development of processed food sector of Serbia.

scholarly journals Challenges of development of the processed food industry of Bulgaria in the context of European integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-37
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ignjatijević ◽  
Antoaneta Vassileva ◽  
Svetlana Tasić ◽  
Jelena Avakumović ◽  
Marija Bešlin-Feruh
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Fats And Oils ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Cereal Products ◽  
Export Structure ◽  
Bird Eggs ◽  
The Subject ◽  
By Products

The subject of this research is the analysis of competitiveness of the Bulgarian food industry on the international market, with the aim of identifying changes in the export structure of products classified according to commodity groups (SITC Rev.3). In other words, the goal was to point out the sectors which are developing faster and have positive tendencies and influence on the overall competitiveness of the Bulgarian economy. The research used descriptive statistical data processing, the index of comparative advantage of exports - RCA and the index of specialization in foreign trade - GL index. The research results showed that in the analyzed period there were significant changes in the structure of exports, so the groups with leading positions in the initial year of analysis lost their position and were replaced by products of other commodity groups. An increase in the comparative advantage of exports was also confirmed in: Vegetable fats and oils; Cereals and other cereal products; Essential oils, perfumery; Meat and edible leftovers; Rice; Sugar, molasses and honey; etc. It was also established that the products with a pronounced intra-industrial character of exchange in 2017 were: Fruit and vegetable juices; Sugar products; Meat and edible residues; Bird eggs and yolks, egg whites; Butter and other fats obtained from milk, milk spreads, etc.

scholarly journals Competitiveness of the Czech food industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 9) ◽  
pp. 413-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Putićová ◽  
J. Mezera
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
World Market ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Further Development

The study is engaged in the problems of competitiveness and the performance of the Czech food industry. Both these attributes are evaluated in the framework the domestic manufacturing sector and market, as well as from the point of view of the relations in foreign trade, that means in context with the European and world market. The study applies in the frame of methodology the economic model based on input-output analysis in CZ conditions. In majority of assessed indicators, there were used databases from 2000–2008, i.e. the period before and after the accession to the EU. The outcome of the study is the evaluation of the situation in the macroeconomic environment that influences food sector and the use of input and output in this sector. The SWOT analysis shows, among other, the occasions that could improve the current stagnant or rather decreasing situation of competitiveness of the assessed sector. The study also indicated new directions of the further development in this area. The analysis of the food sector development demonstrated that the sector competitiveness is not in a critical situation. However, the sector competitiveness assessed by the RCA index and foreign trade is not going to be improved. The stagnation has come. As it follows from the SWOT analysis, the reason is that the opportunities of the sector are not fully utilised. Food producers are facing the basic problems in the output sphere mainly in the domestic market. Above all, it is necessary to strengthen marketing with regard to improving the Czech products competitiveness.

scholarly journals THE EU ACCESSION AND THE IMPACT ON ROMANIA’S FOREIGN TRADE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Negrea
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Export Orientation ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Romania’s accession to the EU was a difficult task, but doable. However, the results of this accession are only now taking shape in the form of export orientation and competitiveness. This paper thoroughly analyses the aspects regarding Romania’s foreign trade, based on the classification used by Lall (2000), with the data provided by the National Institute of Statistics on the Combined Nomenclature XXII sections, covering the 1991 – 2012 period. Furthermore, the paper addresses the concept of comparative advantage based on the Lafay indicator of Romania’s foreign trade during 1991 - 2012. The indicator is calculated based on the statistical data offered by the National Institute of Statistics of the combined nomenclature with its XXII sections combined with Lall (2000) classification. The conclusions based on prior results try to assess whether the accession to the EU has had a beneficial or harmful effect on Romania’s international trade and its comparative advantages.

scholarly journals What Happened to Transitional Justice in Croatia After the EU Accession?

Politologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-51
Author(s):  
Lina Strupinskienė ◽  
Simona Vaškevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
International Pressure ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Eu

This paper proposes to see Croatia’s becoming a member state of the European Union in 2013 as a particular critical juncture that created uncertainty over the type of decisions the government would take in the field of transitional justice once international pressure had stopped. It compares the period before and after the accession by looking into the three elements of transitional justice policy that were given priority by the EU conditionality framework – fighting impunity for war crimes, fostering reconciliation and respect for and protection of minority rights. It finds that all three have deteriorated in the post-accession period. On the one hand, the findings illustrate the power of international pressure, but on the other hand, they question the overall effectiveness of the conditionality policy, as it seems to not have affected deeper societal issues at stake and has not resulted in true transformation.

scholarly journals Possible impacts of the Czech agricultural policy after the EU accession on the land market and land usage

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (No. 5) ◽  
pp. 185-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Doucha ◽  
E. Divila
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Land Market ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Land Usage ◽  
Farm Structure ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Policy Scenarios

The Czech agricultural policy after the EU accession is the set of both the EU and national measures related to the Czech agro-food sector. The paper defines possible scenarios of the agricultural policy developments in 2004–2013 and presents expected impacts of the policy scenarios on the Czech farm structure and land usage.

scholarly journals Czech agriculture after the accession to the European Union – impacts on the development of its multifunctionality

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 150-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Doucha ◽  
I. Foltýn
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Individual Farm ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Collective Farms

The article presents the evaluation of multifunctionality of Czech agriculture and its individual farm categories in the period of 2003–2005. It compares the situation before and after the EU accession. The assessment is based on the set of indicators for the three elementary axes of multifunctionality: economic efficiency, relations to environment and relations to rural development. Applying the presented method of multi-criterion evaluation and during the period of 2003–2005 on average, the highest level of multifunctionality is found in the category of farms of physical persons with 101–300 ha (score 174) and the lowest level in the category of collective farms – cooperatives and joint stock companies (score about 115). However, compared with the pre-accession period, the collective farms show the highest growth of the score (by 17%) after the EU accession.

scholarly journals Czech foreign agricultural trade after joining the European Union

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 12) ◽  
pp. 583-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Bašek ◽  
J. Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Trade Deficit ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Trading Partners ◽  
Territorial Structure ◽  
The Eu

The objective of the paper is to assess how the Czech agricultural sector has withstood keen competition in the EU single market as measured by the basic indicators of foreign trade exchange. The impacts expressed by the indicators of active and/or adverse balance of trade were monitored for the post-accession period (the average of the years 2005–2007) in comparison with the pre-accession period (the average of the years 2001–2003). The assessment of the impacts of the accession to the EU is based on an analysis of the commodity and territorial structure of Czech agricultural foreign trade. The comparison of agricultural balance before and after the accession to the EU for our major trading partners shows that the active balance of the CR with Slovakia increased to 12.0 billion CZK per year; on the contrary, in relation to Poland, the trade deficit of 6.4 billion CZK per year was recorded while Germany strengthened its position in relation to the CR by an increase in the negative balance to 5.4 billion CZK and in relation to Austria, our adverse balance is maintained at the level of 1.1 to 1.2 billion CZK per year for a long time. After the accession to the EU, it was confirmed that the former EU 15 countries took a greater advantage of the customs union enlargement in the framework of the EU 27.

POLISH FOREIGN TRADE OF POTATOES AND POTATO PRODUCTS IN THE PERIOD 2000-2015

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (3) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiesław Dzwonkowski
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Foreign Markets ◽  
Domestic Production ◽  
Positive Balance ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Adaptation Processes ◽  
Potato Products ◽  
Polish Foreign ◽  
The Eu

Analysis of potatoes and potato products foreign trade was conducted in changing market and trading conditioning before and after the Polish accession to the EU and in last years, when adaptation processes in the Polish potato sector practically were already finished. In spite of the biggest decrease in last years, Poland still remains one of the bigger producers of potatoes in Europe and in the world. The export of potatoes to the direct consumption is low, however the sale to of potato products to foreign markets systematically grows, mainly of fries and chips, what is possible thanks systematically increasing their domestic production. After the Polish accession to the EU and for abolishing tariff barriers an import of potatoes and potato products considerably increased. Poland has a positive balance in potato products foreign trade, however from the accession to the EU remains the net importer of potatoes.

THE POSITION OF PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN IN POLISH AGRI-FOOD TRADE

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (5) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Bułkowska
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Competitive Position ◽  
Food Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Import Restrictions ◽  
Structure Of Trade ◽  
Meat Sector

The aim of the paper is to present the position of meat and dairy industries in the Polish agri-food trade in 2010-2016. The paper analyzes the changes in the geographical and commodity structure of trade in selected products in relation to the entire agri-food sector as well as evaluates their competitive position based on the comparative advantage (RCA) indicator. Analyzes has shown that despite import restrictions, the meat sector is crucial for the Polish food industry. It corresponds to about 20% of exports and generates 1/3 of surplus in trade in agri-food products. The fastest growing sector in Poland is the poultry industry, which has gradually increased its comparative advantages in analyzed period.

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